At the 2002 Grammy Awards, OutKast won Best Rap Album for Stankonia and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for 'Ms. Jackson' became the group's first single to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The album produced three singles, 'B.O.B', 'Ms. Stankonia received universal acclaim from music critics and holds an aggregate score of 95 out of 100 at Metacritic. Billboard 200 chart, selling over 530, 000 copies the first week. The album debuted at number two on the U.S. Lyrically, the duo touches upon topics such as politics, misogyny, and personal introspection in an irreverent manner. Manufactured for Vinyl Me, Please by Sony Music Entertainment, 25 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010-8601. In order to maintain musical cohesion with Big Boi and continue his musical evolution, AndrГ© 3000 incorporated both techniques on Stankonia. Stankonia is the fourth studio album by Andr 3000 and Big Boi, known together as OutKast. the atlanta-based critically acclaimed duo of big boi and dre returns with yet another innovative contribution to hip-hop. Recording sessions became difficult as AndrГ© 3000 wished to abandon his rapping vocal style in favor of a more melodic technique, an approach to which Big Boi and other producers were unaccustomed. Double 180gm audiophile vinyl LP pressing including insert. While OutKast's previous albums were considered to be laid-back, mellow efforts, 'Stankonia' contains faster, more high-energy tempos, partially to reflect the 'chaotic times' and drug-related incidents at the turn of the 21st century. On Stankonia, the duo hoped to create a chaotic musical aesthetic, and incorporated a diverse array of musical genres, including drum and bass, gospel, rock, salsa, funk, and psychedelia. 'Stankonia' is the fourth studio album by Andr 3000 and Big Boi, known together as OutKast. Stankonia features appearances from many local Atlanta musicians whom the group discovered while visiting clubs in the city. The band's ownership of the studio allowed for fewer time constraints and subsequently, more musical experimentation. In the spring of 1999, OutKast began working on Stankonia in the duo's recently purchased Atlanta recording facility, Stankonia Studios. The group's previous release, Aquemini (1998), played a significant role in introducing Southern hip-hop to other areas of the United States. 2000 Preview Editors Notes Who else but rapвЂ™s most fearlessly creative duo could open their biggest album with a bonfire of American dreams OutkastвЂ™s fourth LP may have launched them into the mainstream, but thereвЂ™s nothing safe about it: Even its most populist track, Ms.Stankonia is the fourth studio album by American hip hop duo OutKast, released Octoon La Face Records. Stankonia is the fourth studio album by Andr 3000 and Big Boi, known together as OutKast.

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